This provides guidance on how to contribute various content to `rocksdb.org`. ## Getting started You should only have to do these one time. - Rename this file to `CONTRIBUTING.md`. - Rename `EXAMPLE-README-FOR-RUNNING-DOCS.md` to `README.md` (replacing the existing `README.md` that came with the template). - Rename `EXAMPLE-LICENSE` to `LICENSE`. - Review the [template information](./TEMPLATE-INFORMATION.md). - Review `./_config.yml`. - Make sure you update `title`, `description`, `tagline` and `gacode` (Google Analytics) in `./_config.yml`. ## Basic Structure Most content is written in markdown. You name the file `somsing.md`, then have a header that looks like this: ``` --- docid: getting-started title: Getting started with ProjectName layout: docs permalink: /docs/getting-started.html --- ``` Customize these values for each document, blog post, etc. > The filename of the `.md` file doesn't actually matter; what is important is the `docid` being unique and the `permalink` correct and unique too). ## Landing page Modify `index.md` with your new or updated content. If you want a `GridBlock` as part of your content, you can do so directly with HTML: ```

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``` or with a combination of changing `./_data/features.yml` and adding some Liquid to `index.md`, such as: ``` {% include content/gridblocks.html data_source=site.data.features imagealign="bottom"%} ``` ## Blog To modify a blog post, edit the appopriate markdown file in `./_posts/`. Adding a new blog post is a four-step process. > Some posts have a `permalink` and `comments` in the blog post YAML header. You will not need these for new blog posts. These are an artifact of migrating the blog from Wordpress to gh-pages. 1. Create your blog post in `./_posts/` in markdown (file extension `.md` or `.markdown`). See current posts in that folder or `./doc-type-examples/2016-04-07-blog-post-example.md` for an example of the YAML format. **If the `./_posts` directory does not exist, create it**. - You can add a `` tag in the middle of your post such that you show only the excerpt above that tag in the main `/blog` index on your page. 1. If you have not authored a blog post before, modify the `./_data/authors.yml` file with the `author` id you used in your blog post, along with your full name and Facebook ID to get your profile picture. 1. [Run the site locally](./README.md) to test your changes. It will be at `http://127.0.0.1/blog/your-new-blog-post-title.html` 1. Push your changes to GitHub. ## Docs To modify docs, edit the appropriate markdown file in `./_docs/`. To add docs to the site.... 1. Add your markdown file to the `./_docs/` folder. See `./doc-type-examples/docs-hello-world.md` for an example of the YAML header format. **If the `./_docs/` directory does not exist, create it**. - You can use folders in the `./_docs/` directory to organize your content if you want. 1. Update `_data/nav_docs.yml` to add your new document to the navigation bar. Use the `docid` you put in your doc markdown in as the `id` in the `_data/nav_docs.yml` file. 1. [Run the site locally](./README.md) to test your changes. It will be at `http://127.0.0.1/docs/your-new-doc-permalink.html` 1. Push your changes to GitHub. ## Header Bar To modify the header bar, change `./_data/nav.yml`. ## Top Level Page To modify a top-level page, edit the appropriate markdown file in `./top-level/` If you want a top-level page (e.g., http://your-site.com/top-level.html) -- not in `/blog/` or `/docs/`.... 1. Create a markdown file in the root `./top-level/`. See `./doc-type-examples/top-level-example.md` for more information. 1. If you want a visible link to that file, update `_data/nav.yml` to add a link to your new top-level document in the header bar. > This is not necessary if you just want to have a page that is linked to from another page, but not exposed as direct link to the user. 1. [Run the site locally](./README.md) to test your changes. It will be at `http://127.0.0.1/your-top-level-page-permalink.html` 1. Push your changes to GitHub. ## Other Changes - CSS: `./css/main.css` or `./_sass/*.scss`. - Images: `./static/images/[docs | posts]/....` - Main Blog post HTML: `./_includes/post.html` - Main Docs HTML: `./_includes/doc.html`